Flexible anchor buoy
US4287626A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 12, 1979 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B22/02
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A flexible anchor buoy includes a tube for the passage therethrough of an anchor chain, a core pipe fixed perpendicularly to the tube, and a pair of resilient buoyant bodies disposed around the core pipe one on each side of the tube and separated from the tube. The resilient buoyant bodies are enclosed by a pair of flexible coverings, respectively. When the anchor buoy is held against a ship and locally compressed under the weight of an anchor, the buoyant bodies flex relatively freely without being stressed by the tube.
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